Canton of Uri
Kanton Uri (German) | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Uri  | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′N 8°37′E / 46.783°N 8.617°E | |
| Capital | Altdorf |
| Subdivisions | 19 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Landrat (64) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,076.56 km2 (415.66 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 36,819 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Urner |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 1.985 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 54,006 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-UR |
| Highest point | 3,630 m (11,909 ft): Dammastock |
| Lowest point | 434 m (1,424 ft): Lake Lucerne |
| Joined | 1291 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
The canton of Uri (German: Kanton Uri [ˈuːʁi] ; Romansh: Chantun Uri; French: Canton d'Uri; Italian: Canton Uri) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss between the St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucerne.
The official language of Uri is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken dialect is the Alemannic Swiss German called Urner German.
Uri was once the only canton whose children in school had to learn Italian as their first foreign language, but in the school year of 2005/2006, that was changed to English, as in other Central and Northeastern Swiss cantons. The canton's population is about 35,000, of which 3,046 (or 8.7%) are foreigners.[4]
The legendary William Tell is said to have hailed from Uri. The historical landmark Rütli lies within the canton of Uri.
- ^ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Federal Department of Statistics (2008). "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit, Geschlecht und Kantonen". Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2008.